Cellular Reproduction Notes for middle school ; Meiosis and Mitosis ; Middle school life science
Cellular Reproduction Notes for middle school ; Meiosis and Mitosis ; Middle school life science All notes were written by LH and MyLK. Section A: ALL LIVING THINGS Reproduce Grow/ develop Use energy (breathing, eating, exertion) Respond to their environment (stimuli) Have cells Have metabolism/ homeostasis (maintain balance) Contain DNA Evolve (as a species Section B- Vocabulary Parent- the organism that reproduces Parent cell- Cell that is reproducing. Doesn’t die, divides. Daughter cells- the cell that is created Chromosome- A clump of DNA (and some protein). Also has hereditary information. 1 chromatids per chromosome, unless about to do mitosis/ meiosis. Then there is 2 per chromosome Gene- A part of the DNA that holds hereditary information. Passed from parents to the child. Contains instructions for producing specific proteins Heredity- passing of physical/ mental characteristics through generations. DNA- Instructions for organisms. Like an instruction manual. In the nucleus. Co